Lean Times

Posted on December 7, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – For Your Consideration – They’re Only Words

WEASEL AS MANY OF THESE WORDS INTO YOUR POEM/STORY:

MECHANIC, SINISTER, SPAGHETTI, BATHTUB,
NEWSPAPER, BARREN, SHOE

Shoes stuffed
with newspaper
to keep out
the chill.
Indoors–minimally
furnished, 
barren look
to it. If you
were lucky,
and first,
you could take
a hot bath
until the water
in the tub
ran cold. Most
dinners consisted
of canned spaghetti.
No one complained.
Times were tough.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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